Air India Crash French Alps 1966

The plane operating the flight was a lockheed l 749a constellation named malabar princess registered vt cqp it was piloted by captain alan r.

Air india crash french alps 1966. Indira gandhi is pm. Photo ralf manteufel wikimedia commons. Air india flight 245 was a scheduled air india passenger flight that crashed into mont blanc france on the morning of 3 november 1950.

It was carrying 40 passengers and 8 crew on a bombay istanbul geneva london. They are believed to be from an air india plane that crashed on 24 january 1966. Body parts found on mont blanc in the french alps linked to victims of 1966 air india crash in january 1966 an air india boeing 707 from bombay to new york crashed near mont blanc s summit.

The mont blanc glacier in the french alps yields more and more secrets as it melts this time a clutch of newspapers. The 1966 air india crash is shrouded in mystery not only because global warming has continued to tell its story piece by piece but also because in 1950 air india flight 245 a lockheed l 749a constellation christened malabar princess had crashed at exactly the same spot on mont blanc killing all 48 people on board. Indian newspapers found in french alps could be from 1966 plane crash that claimed 177 lives.

Saint 34 and co pilot v. A 1966 copy of the indian newspaper found in the alps. An air india boeing 707 400 similar to the one involved in the fatal 1966 air crash.

In 1950 air india flight 245 was also lost on mont blanc killing 48. Air india flight 101 was a scheduled air india passenger flight from bombay to london that accidentally flew into mont blanc in france on the morning of 24 january 1966. Indian newspapers from 1966 have surfaced in the french alps under the ice of a melting mont blanc glacier.

The newspapers belong to the residue of an air india plane that crashed into europe s highest mountain on january 24 1966 and were discovered by timothee mottin who runs the cafe restaurant. Jul 13 2020 18 43 ist.